Traction-engine tender.



No. 810,145. 111131111111 JAN. 16, 1906.

c. 1:. HlXsoN. TRACTION ENGINE TENDER.

APPLICATION FILED .TU NE 24, 1905.

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jim?, @1111 PATENTED JAN. 16, 1906.

C. T. EIXVSON. ERECTION ENGINE TENDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1905.

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i CHAP-:LFS srs@ .den OKLAHOMA TERRlTOl-i A A kbd-ZV1,

.. Beitknown that L GHARLES vsoin-a. citizen of the United States,residing i -porting.-.t he su and the means for connectingtlie tendertoat Ringwoodfinfthecounty of Woods and.' Territory of Oklahoma, :haveinvented a new and useful Traction-Engine'lender, of which thefollowingisa specification.: This invention .relates-to' means .fortransppliesof fuel rind watervtoa tractioneengin V 1 .One of -theprincipalobjeets is .to provide novel means 'for maintaining' properaline-' A mentbetwcen anengineand its tender i'vithout regardto thedirection of movement and without transmitting any-portion ofthetender-load totlieen'gine, said means permitting the necessary relativemovement` of' the engineLand .tender when passing .over .funev'ensurfaces and the-like. l' Ag f Another Objectis-:to provide `a r`oo i.or awna ing 4for `the `tender and [to arrange the saine? the enginesothat said roof or awningrwi ll always constitute a proper vprotectionor cabl for the engineer. A-The referredembodiinent`-of theinvenfH tionisi lustrated inthe ucoinpanying .drawings, wherein- 4Figure g1 is aside elevation showing the novel tenderconneetedto agtractionfengine. fFig. 2'is a skeletonvieivv in plan, showing the connections between the.tender and engine.: Fig. 3'is1t perspective; view. of the tender-'evith the reservoira-nd roof removed. F ig. 4 is a horizontalv sectionalView .through the front portionof the tender. lug. 5 1s awertical:longitudinal :sectional View through the rear portonoffsaid tender.

Similar reference-,nn metals designate c orresponding parts in all "thefigures of the drawings. J

'ln the embodiment 'illustrated 'a .ivell-l known type oftraction-engine lis'shown and isdesignated bythe reference-numeral .6,said trn'ctiomengine having .n pivoted rontf .axle 7, constituting a.partei i-heisteeringgear; said axle having corniceted fthereto chains orcables 8, .which -nre opp-ositely wound on n drum t). .The-drinn isnetmitad 5 by ineens oi the usual handshui t 10, having .a worm.connection 11 .at oneend vit'hsthei drum .and providedat its-.other`end .with gaQ suitablehand-.whecl 112. v 'fllhesepamtsgarexnelli knownto the art and mayflbemariedgas .de--l shownjat 18, to the reachbar.between the' ably comprise 'ballandsoclret members 27,

sired, the 'same being illustrated merely-for thepurlposeof showinfftheconnections beeten'der and tlie engine.

The tender includes a rtuining-geanthlit l' comprises a reach-bar 13,carrying'at its front 1 ,gend la transverse bolster 14 and at its rearend another bolster '15, the latter being -associated with. a suitablecoupler 16. Braces V1 7,' connected to the end portions ofthe frontbolster 1 4, have theirrear ends .fastened; as

ends thereof, The front ends of these' braces are extended and fornieyes l 9g located in aclvanceof the reach-bar 1 4.A Links 20, spacedapart', ,have'bifurcated rear ends 21, that refc'cve, theeyes 19, bolts22, passing. through '.cu'redto-the engine, l

Frontend-rear axles' 225 end A.26 areres ee.- ,tivelypivoted to thefrontband renr'en s of thereaeh-'bar 13. Theselconnections prefer-.oneef said members comprising sections secured to the axle and havingn. socket 'therej in, the .other :being provided'with a-bnll .that

-iitswithin the'socketand is secured to the ui'xderside 'ofthegreach-bnr. Braces 28 have pivotal .connections with theaxles in`line with the .pivot-axes thereof', saidI braces being-fastened, asshown at 29, to an intermediate portion of the reach-har. Cables 30,preferably, though not necessarily, chains,

.have secured to their rear ends stirru s 31, whichnre adjustnblyfastened ton ingeplate:32,seeur ed to the rear axle 26, said stirrupsAbeinglocated .on opposite sides'of the A pivot-axis ofthe axle.4Fastened to the 4fron .ritlierfcables 34,.x\hich are secured, byn'xenn's of stir-rups 35, to the front axle lt will be observed,particularly byrcfercnce to Fig. 2, that the rear stirrn'ps 3i ere muchfloserf to the .pivotaxis of tl1 .1efn'n.xle than lhei'ront. stirrlipsare to the pivot-exis ofthe front nxie. Consiiquenth if the cables aremoved a vdill'erentinl movement of. the axles will be obtained- Thismovement. may 'be varied, Eby mijnsting the s-tirrn'ps 3l. along t'he{lange- .pla:te..' Cables 36', connected at their rear .ends totheringsslids-bly passthrongh' guide-loinsF 37, suititbly -iinstencd tothe engine, the -front portions ofjthe cables 36 be- IOO r ro

is: ,of said axles-effecting; their proper -change of ving crossedandsuitably connected4 tothe steering-cables'S adjacent. to the frontaxle 7 of the engine. lhe front axle 25 is provided with curvedtracks-38, onwhichrollers 39,. journaled the lower ends of posts 40,run, lsaid posts being secured tothe end portions.

' of the bolster 14. The axles 25, and 26 have.

-j ournaled thereon suitable groundfwheels 41.

' y Supported by the bolsters 14. and 15-is a4 .Water tankor reservoir42, and `located upon the same are upstandingwalls 43, forming a"yholdeilforqfuel, such a's coal. Th'e. reservoir is surmounted by anaWnin or roof 44,v su

fportedon standards 45. an having suitab ev"side curtains 46. This roofis provided with Fa hooded extension 47, that projects beyond :the frontend of the Atank4 over vthezlinks 20, vit hus:forniti'ngaroof or cabfortheengineer. vItwill be observed that the' device can be readilyattached to any ordinary 'tractione; andg-when-so. attached will roperly'-.fo 6W t he'en 'e and remain- .in a inement therewith'wit out regard.tothe direction of .-movement. This relation-is maintained Aby -.the-rigidlyassocia ted links 20;, which links,

` .hoWe'ver,= `permitethje relative up-andldown #play of the engineandjtender, so-as to per-v mititheinpassage 'over uneven ground wit--out-interference. vBy havingy a four-wheeled support of 'thel'characterdescribednone of the Weight-ofthe tender or the load carriedthereby-is, brought upon the en ine, and the guiding ofy,the-tenderissecure by the con- -nections between: the .axles and thesteeringgearof the engine, the differential movement direction when thefront-'side oi the engine is turned'. IMoreover,- b -having thel connecutionsasdescribedl if t ejguidewhe'els of the engine 4failfto direct themovement thereof Aas,.for-instance, in soft or muddy places-the:Wheelsofthe tenderfwillfact as 'the guiding 'IIILQSJIS. i

:12mm tpeforegoing itis thoqght than the -construct1on,operat1on, andmany advan:

.atagesof the" here'imdescribedv invention will be a` parent to thoseskilled in the art with- -out urtherdescription, and it will-beunderstood that various changes in the size, sha e,

proportion, and mino.:` details of construction may: be resorted .toWithout departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the'advantages ofthis-invention;4

" Having thus described my invention,what I claim asnewyand desire tosecure by Let- 1: Ina traction-engine tender, the combination with arunning-gear including. spaced pivoted axles, of a reservoir'mounted onthe running-gear, and means for connecting both axles to Ethesteering-gear of la traction-en- ,glne to eifect their pivotal movement.

2.1-In attraction-engine tender, the combination with fa tunning-gearincluding spaced pivoted axles, of a reservoir mountedon the`running-gear, means for connecting the tender-to a traction-engine, andmeans foreffec'tin adifleren'tial turning movement of said ax es.

3. In a traction-engine tender', the combination with running-gearincluding spaced .pivoted axles, of means for connecting therunning-gear to-a traction-engine, and means connected to the axles atdiiierent distances from their pivot-axes to effect a differentialmovement of said axles, said means being attachable to the turning-gearof a traction-engine.\

4. .In a traction-engine tender, the combi,-

nation with running-gear including-a rame and spacedy axles pivotedbetween their ends to the frame and having walls on opposite sidesoftheir pivot-axes, of steering devices connected to both axleson-opposite sides of their pivots, means for connecting said devices tothesteering-gear of a tractionenglne, and a reservoir mounted on therunningear. s

' 5. n a traction-engine tender,fthe combination with running-gearincluding spaced ivoted axles, of steering-cables connected to Bothaxles onoppositesides of theirv pivots and connected 4to each other, andmeans/.for

connecting said cables'to the steering-gear of a traction-engine. 6. Ina traction-engine tender, the vcomblnation with runnmg-gear including asupportingframe and y s aced axles pivotedv thereto, of steering-cab esconnected to both axles on opposite-sides of their pivots, the corresonding cables of said axles being connecte and other cables forconnecting said corres onding cables to the steering mechanism o atraction-engine.

7 z In 'a traction-engine tender, the combination with running-gearincluding a' supporting-frame and a plurality of Wheeled axles, ofspaced draftlinks pivoted to the frame and having their' front endsspaced a art, 'and means for pivotally connecting t c front spaccdendsof.4 said linksxto' the spaced p'ortlons of a traction-engine.

thel axles, space links hin ed to the bolsterat their` rear ends, meansor pivotallyconnecting the front ends of the lmks to a trac- IOO IIO

tion-en e, and means for .connecting the said a es to the steering-gearof said engine.

10. In a traction-engine tender, the comhination with running-gearincluding a reachbar, holsters mounted transversely on said har, andaxles pivoted to the front and rear ends of the reachha r, of Wheelsjournaled on the axle, s aced links pivotally connected to reservoirmounted on the holsters, axles piv-` oted to the reach-har, means forconnecting one of the holsters to a traction-engine.,v and means forconnecting the axles to the steering-gear of a traction-engine.

12. In a traction-engine tender, the comhination with a reach-har havingholsters, of a reservoir mounted on the holsters, axles havinghall-and-socket connections, respectively, with the front and rear endsofthe reach-hm', braces connecting the axles and the reachbar,'links forpivotally connecting the front holster to a traction-engine, and cablesattached to both axles .and having means for connecting the same withthe steering-gear 'of a traction-engine.

13. In a traction-enginel tender, the combination with a wheeledrunning-gear, of a reservoir mounted thereon, a roof supported over thereservoir and having a hood projecting from one end, and means carriedhy the end having the hood for connecting the runnin -gear to atraction-engine.

14. 11 a traction-engine tender, the combination with a wheeledrunning-gear, of a reservoir mounted thereon, a roof supported over thereservoir and having a hood projecting from one end, spaced linkspivotally connected to the end of the running-gear heyond which the hoodex tends, and means for pivotally connecting the links to atractionengine.

15. In a traction-engine tender, the combination with running-gearincluding holsters, of a reservoir mounted on the` holsters, a roofsupported over 'the reservoir and projecting beyond the front end ofthesame, means connected to the front holster for pivotally attaching thesame to a traction-engine, axles pivoted to the running-gear, and meansfor connecting both axles to the steeringgear of a traction-engine.

16. In a traction-engine tender, the combination with running-gearcomprising a reachhar, holsters mounted thereon, and axles pivotedtherebetween, of a reservoir mounted on the holsters, a roof supportedabove the res@ ervoir, Wheels journaled on the axles, links pivoted tothe fronti bolster and having means for pivotally connecting their frontends to a traction-engine, cables connected to the axles and to eachother, and other cables connected to said first-mentioned cables andarranged to he secured to the steering-gear of the traction-engine.

17. In a traction-engine tender, the combination with asupporting-frame, of spaced axles pivoted thereto, means for connectingthe frame to a traction-engine, and means for turning the axles, saidmeans comprising devices arranged to he connected to the steering-gearof the engine, said devices being connected to the axles and closer tothe pivotaxis of one than to theother to effect a differential turningmovement of said axles upon the movement of the steering-gear.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixedmy signature in the presence of tivo witnesses.

, CHARLES TURNEY IIIXSON.

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